Nils is leaving, but Oriana is coming. The storm that will come brings strong winds and waves of up to four meters
The Department of Safety and Security has again activated yellow warnings in Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, starting on Friday afternoon, due to wind and risk to navigation, after a strong storm these days.
The "Oriana" depression will affect the Basque Country between Friday and Saturday, with streams of up to 100 km/h in exposed areas of Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, especially along the coast. The yellow wind warning will be set at 18:00 on Friday and will be in effect until noon on Saturday. In unexposed areas, winds from the west/northwest could be around 60-80 km/h.
In addition, from 21:00 on Friday, the yellow navigational risk warning will be activated, as waves of more than 3.5 metres are expected, along with strong winds of 5-6 and strong sea tides.
The sea storm will continue throughout the Saturday, and the waves could be from 4 meters to about 1:00 A0 . In the morning, winds of 5-6 degrees of force are expected, with a force of 7 points, but in the afternoon they will tend to calm down 4-5 degrees of force. During the first half of the day the sea will be rough and in the afternoon the situation will improve slightly, with high tide or strong tide.
In fact, until 6:00 p.m. there will be an orange alert for waves between 5 and 6 meters high, but the forecast has been exceeded in some places: the port of Pasaia has recorded waves of 7.85 meters , about 8 meters.
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